Radiator-bracket.



0. J. GROEHN & F. L ALLDS RADIATOR BRACKET. APPLICATION mi! MAY nu ma 1,1 89,562. Patented July 4, 19m.

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grog-.1; enomm A m rnsnnnrcx L. ALLDIS, or DETROIT, MICHIGAN, Assrqnorts TO 'muscon MANUFACTURING co.,. or DETROIT, MICHIGAN, A oonronarxon or MICHIGAN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

narration-BRACKET.

Patented July 4, 1916.

ummel-iniquit 17,1915. Serial No. 28,587.

oall whome't may concern: 7 '1 Beit-k'nown that we, O'r'ro J. GROEHN and n'isnERrcKL. ALLDIS, CltiZensOf the United 'tates of America, residihg at Detroit, in he county of NVayne and State of Michigan, lave invented certain.new and useful Im- )rove fnents in Radiator-Brackets, of which be following is a specification, reference eing' had. therein, to the accompanying lrawings;

The='invention relates to brackets for radiator's of motor vehicles or the like, and resides in the novel construction of the bracket and the relation of certain parts thereof as will .more. fully hereinafter apeara p In the drawings, Figure 1 is a'front elevation of a portion-of amotor vehicle showing theimproved bracket applied thereto;

Figs 2 and 3 are enlarged perspective views of the parts of the bracketyand Figs. 4 and 5 show the manner of forming the bracket parts. It is general practice to connect the radiator of motor vehicles to the side sills of the chassis by means of brackets which will permit a limited relative movement between the chassis and the radiator, so that the latter will not be subjected to torsional strains,

brackets each comprise two members D E.

The member D isformed from a comparatively wide, fiat blank and is shaped to provide a fiat base portion F and a socket portion G. The socket portion is provided on the inner side thereof with an opening H and the lower inner edge of the socket is connected to the base portion by means of a neck I. Struck out from the socket portion is a bead J forming on the inner face of the socket portion a curved seat. The member E is also preferably formed of a flat metal blank bent upon itself to term,

two plies K andL for the base portionM and the neck section N. At the outer end of the neck section the two plies are separated.

and shaped to form a hollow head 0. Struck out from the hollow head 0 is a bead P adapted to fit the seat of the socket formed by the bead J thereof. The opening H is slightly less than the diameterof the bead 0 'portions Q is sufiicient to allow the play desired.

As shown in Fig.1, the base M of the member E is secured to the side of the radiator and is arranged at right angles to the neck portion N. In order to strengthen the neck portion and the base, there is struck 76 out from the ply K a reinforcing rib S, this rib extending from the head throughout substantially the entire length of the ply K.

lVhat we claim as our invention is '1. A radiator bracket, comprising a mem- 80 her provided with a substantially semi-cylin drical socket having a lateral opening, said socket. being formed of resilient .material, and a second member having a head insertible' through said opening into engagement 86 with the sockei';said head being of a size to be sprung nto engagement with the socket. I

2. A radiator bracket, comprising two members each formed from a fiat sheet metal 90 blank, one of said members being shaped to provide a base and a socket, the other of said members having a base, a laterally-extending neck, and a head, said base and neck being formed of two plies of material-and the plies being separated to form a hollow head, said head and socket having a universal joint connection.

3. A -radiator bracket, comprising two members, one of said members being provided with a base and asocket portion having a lateral opening, said second member being formed of two plies of material and shaped to provide a base portion and a neck,

the plies of material being separated to form a hollow head insertible through said lateral opening into engagement with the socket portion, and beads upon the head and socket portion providing a universal joint connection between said portions.

l. A rm'liai'or ln'arkel; eomprising t'wo wide l lai do-cl m tal ilanki one of said mem wrs hem prornled with a base and 5 having a .-.(-|uie.' \'liudrival portion above said base, the opening of said Rani-(131indrical portion lwing on Llainner side, and said semi-vylindri al portion hariu a rounding --lu '1l(| gnu-l; out therefrom, the szaam d meniln-r being "(Ill' upon itself to provide a lnae and a neck llul'liufl of two plies of material, ihqjplies of material living! separated to form a hollow head, aw! ;i lwaal upon said lmllon' lnzul rumplulurniaI to the head of the wkel.

L. radiator llraekol. comprising a lnein l rr having a i; \'liu. rlrieal li l 'l" 7 a "rhlral lwzul. and a luomlwr i "if: a staluialli 'wmiwyliudriral wket portion.

.-aid poriiou'hariugi1- interior (are headed outward lo n-u'iriliu lwail of tin head, \rhvu. the latter is engaged in sai-l, o -krt the lwirsaid uwmla-rs living vuga'gjwl or di rugagvrl a n-laliune u-uu-ut of hill! :3 nn-ul sors.

A radiali Into-Let; muopri iug a sheetnn-lal i'ueiulwr inning a kuhsizuuialkr srmil- \'liudriral Nwlwl porti n wzuiwl flu vow-arr, il.- interi r face, and a uu-inlwr liaring'a head portion curred to engage in said socket portion. 7.- A radiator bracket, comprising ashee-t- ,niet-al member bent upon itself to form a two ply neck section and a two ply base portion at one end of said neck s ction, and having an annular portion forming a l1ead- 'at the other end of said neck section, and a socket member for rureiring said head.

S. A radiator l'u-acket comprising a sheet- .metal member ha ring a head forming an annular lmlliou of. a sphere, said head ha\-'ing a plnjertinu parallel to the axis of the annulus, and a- Socket member, shaped to rer-irisaid head, and having a portion envouutg-ri-d by said projection of the head to limit relative Rotation of the two members a liout-an axis transrerse to thatof a'aidannulua. saidheznland socket being relatirelv rotatable to a limited extentabont the axis 

